A short while ago, the Russian Ministry of Finance sent a notice proposing to amend a Double Tax Treaty to one more state – Switzerland.

Starting from July 1, 2021, remote voting of company shareholders is allowed for meetings in person and new rules on absentee voting enter into force.

Starting April 26, 2021, information on the shareholder that owns 100% of a joint stock company must be indicated in the Companies Register.

More formally speaking, on Monday, the Russian authorities reaffirmed their intention to terminate the Agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on property with the Netherlands.

Starting March 27, 2021, liability for violations of personal data laws will increase

CLS Managing Partner Vladislav Zabrodin described some of the main health recommendations and restrictions for the Helsinki area.

Starting March 8, various restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 will gradually be lifted. The process is planned in four phases. Capital Legal Services Managing Partner Vladislav Zabrodin presents a brief overview of the approximate dates and affected restrictions below, subject to change if and as needed as the situation develops.

At the beginning of March, temporary amendments to the procedure for holding general meetings of shareholders in 2021 introduced by Federal Law No.17-FZ dated February 24, 2021 will take effect.

2020 brought many events and, as usual, changes in tax laws were among them.Senior Assosiate of the Tax practice Ekaterina Smolovaya goes over the most important changes that have an impact on the taxation of individuals, and identify the main points that should be considered when planning your future activities.

Back in April, the relevant clarifications were released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recognizing the pandemic as force majeure event which should not entail change in the tax status of a person who ended up stranded outside their regular place of residence. The same logic was gradually put into effect in national regulations of a number of states.